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Box Tops For Education Fundraiser

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:02 GMT

There are many ways to raise funds through ongoing fundraising programs; one of the most popular and easiest for school fundraising groups to use is the “Box Tops for Education” program offered by the General Mills Company. Box Tops for Education—Simplicity In An Ongoing Fundraiser Very few fundraisers are as easy to implement and maintain as the [...]

Recycle Bottles And Cans To Raise Funds

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:51 GMT

One option to raise funds in a “green” and environmentally conscious way is to organize a bottle and can collection drive. Bottle and can collection drives are simple and profitable, and do lots to help the earth while cleaning up your local landscape. Can drives can be run by groups of any age, and teach [...]

Who’s Who In Fundraising: Big Names In Quality Fundraising

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:23 GMT

There are several prospective national fundraising and supply companies to choose from. So how do you know where to start? Portrait Of A Good Fundraising Company There are a few criteria that good fundraising companies should meet: They should have a reputation for success and customer service. They should be able to be a resource for you, offering tips, [...]

Online Auction Fundraising Sites

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:45 GMT

Choosing a good online auction fundraising website is essential to the success of a group’s online auction fundraiser. It is the express purpose of these sites to help groups profit large with online auction fundraisers; and to achieve their purpose, auction sites have designed some excellent tools and value-added services. These ‘extras’ should be taken [...]

T-Shirt Fundraisers

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:45 GMT

T-shirt and apparel fundraisers are well-received by customers for several reasons. T-shirts and apparel are fun and fashionable T-shirts and apparel are useful; they are needed items that consumers would be buying anyway T-shirts and apparel can show support for secondary organizations (such as save the whales, save the earth, support education…) while financially supporting local groups, schools, [...]

Fundraising With Cheese Cake And Other Baked Foods

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:44 GMT

Cheese cakes, other bakery products and gourmet foods are very popular fundraiser items. They are easy to sell and well-received, and can turn a sizable profit with organizations often keeping as much as 60% of sales returns. Bakery goods, such as cookies, pies, cheese cakes, cookie doughs, and gourmet food and baked-goods mixes, do well as [...]

Water Bottle Fundraiser

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:46 GMT

Water bottle fundraisers present yet another simple and advantageous fundraising option. Basics Of Running A Waterbottle Fundraiser Water bottle fundraisers are run primarily through on-hand sales events. Your group will purchase water bottles in bulk, then increase the price and sell them to interested buyers. Water bottle sales generally do well at sporting or similar [...]

Motivating Volunteers & Donors: Get The Word Out And Increase Profits

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:27 GMT

The key to successful fundraisers is obvious—get your volunteers to sell more, and get donors to spend more. Obvious, sure, but easier said than done. So what can your group do to make the most of your fundraising efforts and increase fundraiser profits? Get The Word Out Many excellent fundraisers fail for one simple reason—nobody [...]

Motivating Volunteers & Donors: Show What You’re About

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:19 GMT

General fundraising information like brochures and order-takers tell volunteers that there is a fundraiser ongoing, and shows donors what they can buy or give. But order takers and product catalogs do little to motivate volunteers to participate and sell or donors to buy. Sometimes, volunteers and donors need you to take it a [...]

Partners In Marketing: Planning Joint Fundraising Events

Fri, 23 May 2008 16:31 GMT

Joint fundraising ventures and events are gaining in popularity both for fundraising groups and for businesses. Forming a fundraising partnership with a local or national company can remove many of the hurdles facing small and medium sized, low-budget fundraising groups. Why A Partnership Is Good For Fundraising Organizations There are a number of advantages enjoyed by [...]